Hi everyone! Thank you for tuning in to Time for English.

In the lesson before last, I asked you if you are a "last-minute" person or a do-everything-ahead-of-time kind of person. And in that lesson we focused on how to use the term "last minute". Today, I want to talk about the other one: ahead of time.

If you do something ahead of time, you do it before a given deadline or earlier than was planned. If something happens ahead of time, it happens earlier than was arranged.

For example, I'm more of an ahead-of-time kind person. When I attend a meeting as an interpreter, getting there on time isn't enough. I always plan to arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of time. When I take an international flight, I make sure to be at the airport two hours ahead of time. When I work on translation, I usually finish it one full day ahead of time.

Now, would you like to try a quiz? You'll be given three options. Please listen carefully and choose the one that is TRUE. Ready?

The meeting was scheduled for 3 o'clock but I arrived 10 minutes ahead of time.

1. I arrived just in time.

2. I arrived earlier.

3. I showed up late.